HCMS Daily Engagement Plan
Date of Lesson: 12/2/2013 DAY 2 of 2Teacher Name: Moll/Thornsbury
Major Unit of Study: Motion and Forces
Topic of Lesson within Unit:
Learning Target:I can use the engineering design process to design an egg catcher that will protect an egg from damage when it is dropped onto the floor.
KY Core Academic Standards (ELA/Math) or Core Content 4.1 (all other subjects):
NGSS MS-PS2-1
Essential Skills/Knowledge: draw/design, build/construct, collaborate, problem solve
Is technology integrated into the lesson? If so, how?
Key Vocabulary Addressed in Lesson: force, potential and kinetic energy, conservation of energy, shock absorber, impact
Daily Bell Ringer Questions (3):
A. Current/New:
B. Mid-Range:
C. Long-Range:
One of your bell ringers should focus on “real world”/21st Century Learning ties.
Actual Plan
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5 Bellringer questions
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ReviewChallenge: When you jump off something high, you absorb some of the energy by bending your knees and back. That's what shock absorbers do: absorb the energy of an impact.
ASK: What materials absorb shock well? (soft, springy things, balloons, marshmallows, cotton balls, foam, packing material. Ask students to describe systems used in everyday life that absorb shock to keep people and things safe (airbags in cars/crumple zones, styrofoam packing materials for shipping, egg cartons, etc)
15 Tell students they will build their egg catcher and test it today. Students use designs from Day 1 to build. Students are given 4 pieces of white copy paper, scissors, and 25cm of tape.
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30 Test time. Egg is dropped from 2meters. Egg is dropped through a pipe or large Christmas wrapping paper tube. Place a large plastic bag below the tube for easy clean up. Students can test with a pig-pong ball to be sure their catcher is lined up properly with the tube before dropping the egg on it.
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40 Discuss what happened - What design features did successful landers have? Is an egg more likely to break if it is released from a greater height? Why? How does testing help you decide what changes to make to your lander? How would you improve the design of your egg catcher?
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Homework Assigned? Yes No
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